Why gut side mains and syn gut crosses? Why not just used gut crosses, or syn gut for the side mains?

Well we only had a half set of gut to work with and the mains contribute to the feel more then the crosses, so that's what we went with. If we had planned a bit better, we would have had more Gut to work with, but it was sort of a weird stringing process with the string available.

I've never heard what his tension numbers are. I would be a little afraid of breaking the racquet using this stringjob, so I'd probably go low. I'm interested to hear how Fuji's racquet holds up.

We strung it up @ 45lbs, and I have to admit:

It plays amazing. I absolutely love how the ball is hit, tons of RPM's on the ball, but no discomfort whatsoever. The feel is a bit weird, as it plays with a firmness, with a ton of give outside the sweet spot. I purposely attempted to hit higher/lower/edge of the bed to see how it held up, and it played great. The outside edges hit with so much feel it was crazy.

The only thing that was odd, was the sound coming off the strings. It sounds like full poly crack on a solid hit, but it lacks the "ping." Definitely interesting.

I'll play with it until the strings break, or the frame breaks. Let me know if you guys have any questions!

It plays amazing. I absolutely love how the ball is hit, tons of RPM's on the ball, but no discomfort whatsoever. The feel is a bit weird, as it plays with a firmness, with a ton of give outside the sweet spot. I purposely attempted to hit higher/lower/edge of the bed to see how it held up, and it played great. The outside edges hit with so much feel it was crazy.

The only thing that was odd, was the sound coming off the strings. It sounds like full poly crack on a solid hit, but it lacks the "ping." Definitely interesting.

I'll play with it until the strings break, or the frame breaks. Let me know if you guys have any questions!

It may allow you to string much tighter, which would stiffen the middle of the stringbed, enhancing control, and the tighter mains might not slide as far before snapping back, possible improving string lifespan.

Sliding, slippery strings are a key factor in increasing spin. Since the Steam S is a "spin" racquet, if you bought it for that reason, why would you want to reduce the spin potential by tightening the strings?

Sliding, slippery strings are a key factor in increasing spin. Since the Steam S is a "spin" racquet, if you bought it for that reason, why would you want to reduce the spin potential by tightening the strings?